Good eats & occasional cheats

Tag: one pan meals

Let’s talk about zoodles. Zoodles are like that quirky girl in high school that everyone made fun of until they realized she was super cool and beautiful and they just were looking at her wrong (okay maybe I just described myself?) What I’m saying is, yes, zoodles are weird. Continue reading →

Okay, bear with me on this one. I love Southern Comfort food – like biscuits, fried chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits…basically anything with butter and carbs – but when you’re trying to keep it healthy, those dishes don’t really make the cut. Continue reading →

There are certain things I consider to be quintessential to adulting, and fancy kitchen utensils and appliances are at the top of the list. I wish I could have a registry without getting married or having a child so people will just buy me all the random kitchen things I don’t need, namely: grapefruit spoons, the pasta attachment for the Kitchen Aid, and reusable chopsticks. Continue reading →

Hello and welcome! I’m excited to have you here reading my inaugural blog post. You can make your way over to my About page for the full story behind Yuppie Kitchen, but here’s the premise in a nutshell: I want to share easy, fun, healthy, affordable recipes with you. I’ll keep you looped in on my meal plans, grocery lists, recipe inspiration, etc to help you get into homemade dinners.

To kick things off, I’m starting with one of my favorite go-to weeknight meals – although shakshuka is more of a breakfast dish, I have a lot more time in the evenings (compared to me running out the door every work morning.) My boyfriend’s grandparents live in Israel, and Yaniv and his dad taught me how to make their shakshuka recipe. Continue reading →